My TMNT movie review
Intro: Parents how do you expect Hollywood to produce action/adventure movies for kids when you complain about violence every chance you get? What do you want the bad guys and good guys to do play patty-cake?
TMNT: This movie is about a report name April O'Neil reporting on a crime wave being caused by a group called the Foot Clan. She almost becomes a victim when she is saved by four mysterious figures who she later learns their humanoid turtles. When the leader of the foot knows who the turtles are he sends his henchmen after them, this results in them losing someone they know, and one of their own gets hurt. So the Turtles have to regroup and figure out what their next move is going to be?
This is one of those movies that hold up fine after all these years. I'm impressed with the stunt work the actors who are playing the turtles can do in those suits. The movie borrows elements for the cartoon and the comic book that this movie is based on. The theme of this movie is family, it deals with what family means and they should be there for one another. I'm fond that we have an explanation for how the villain has so many foot soldiers.
Leonardo is the leader of the turtles.
Raphael is the hothead and rebellious one of the turtles. Due to that, he has a love-hate relationship with Leo.
Michelangelo is the immature one of the pack.
I wish I can say that Donatello is the smart one but there isn't enough tech in this movie for him to display his knowledge.
Splinter is the Turtle's mentor. My beef with this character is I find it hard to believe that he can learn martial arts the way he has.
Casey Jones is an ally of the turtles.
April O'Neil is another ally to the turtles and thank goodness she isn't helpless. The only gripe I have with her is I don't buy her dynamic with Casey Jones.
The Shredder is the leader of the foot clan and he's manipulative.
The problem I have with this movie is that it doesn't feel like it's about the turtles. With that said this is an OK movie I would recommend this to Turtles fans.
Rating = Rental